William Fichtner

Born: 1956-11-27, Mitchell Field Air Force Base, East Meadow, Long Island, New York, USA

Biography

William Edward Fichtner (born November 27, 1956) is an American actor. Raised in the Buffalo, N.Y. area, he started his career with supporting appearances in Virtuosity (1995), Heat, and Strange Days (both 1995). A prolific character actor in film, Fichtner is recognised for memorable performances in Contact (1997), Armageddon (1998), Go (1999), The Perfect Storm (2000), Black Hawk Down (2001), Crash (2004), and The Longest Yard (2005). In 2005, Fichtner starred as Sheriff Tom Underlay in Invasion. He later appeared as Alexander Mahone in Prison Break, Carl Hickman in Crossing Lines, and Adam Janikowski in Mom.

Filmography

• American Dad! (2005)
• Prison Break (2005)
• Entourage (2004)
• Mom (2013)
• The Dark Knight (2008)
• Lucky (2026)
• Empire (2015)
• BEEF (2023)
• Veep (2012)
• Crossing Lines (2013)
• Black Hawk Down (2001)
• Heat (1995)
• Grace Under Fire (1993)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
• Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
• Pearl Harbor (2001)
• Armageddon (1998)
• 12 Strong (2018)
• French Girl (2024)
• Contact (1997)
• Elysium (2013)
• Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
• Talamasca: The Secret Order (2025)
• Crash (2005)
• The Perfect Storm (2000)
• The Longest Yard (2005)
• Drive Angry (2011)
• Equilibrium (2002)
• Blades of Glory (2007)
• The Lone Ranger (2013)